The Jefferson Islands Club

Honorary Chairman Steny Hoyer presiding over the Citizen of the Year Award Ceremony.

Previous Citizen of the Year awardee Representative Paul Ryan.

Founded in 1931 it was called the Playground of Presidents when Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman were members. Today the Club encourages bipartisanship and national unity, as it also preserves its rustic Island retreat in the lower Potomac River, south of the Nationʼs Capitol.